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No. 749,514. I PATENTED JAN. 12, 1904. L. H. AYRES.

HORSE BLANKET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24. 1903.

H0 MODEL.

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No. 749,514. Patented January 12, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS H. AYRES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF, WILLIAM M. AYERS, WILLIAM G. AYERS, AND GEORGE R. AYERS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, TRADING UNDER THE FIRM-NAME OF WILLIAM AYERS AND SONS.

HORSE-BLANKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,514, dated January 12, 1904.

Application filed July 24, 1903, Serial No. 166,880. (No model.)

To all whom it y concern: fabric 2, owingto its coarse texture, provides Be it known that I, LoUIs H. AYREs, a citichannels for the circulation of air adjacent to zen of the United States, residing in Philadelthe body of the horse, and thus permits of the 45 phia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Imdrying of said surface when the same is wet 5 provements in Horse-Blankets, of which the with perspiration, the close texture of the following is a specification; outer fabric 1, however, retaining the natural The object of my invention is to so construct heat of the body and preventing the objectiona horse-blanket that the same will present an able chilling of the same, which is caused if 5 attractive external appearance and will be such heatcan be freely radiated through the to strong enough to provide the proper support blanket. The inner surface of the fabric may for the straps whereby it is secured upon the be brushed, if desired, to form a fleece thereon, body of a horse and yet will permit such free and thus provide a softer surface for contact circulation of air adjacent to the body of the with the body of the horse than would be pre- 55 horse as to dry the same when it is wet from sented by the comparatively harsh threads of I 5 perspiration, while at the same time the rapid which said fabric is composed; but such fleecradiation of heat from the surface of the body ing of the inner face of said fabric does not is arrested and the chilling of said surface obstruct the circulation of air between the two thereby prevented. fabrics due to the coarseness or openness of 60 y In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is weave of said inner fabric. go a side view of a horse-blanket constructed in Having thus described my invention, I accordancewithmyinventionand showing one claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcorner of the same turned up in order to exent pose the lining or inner surface of the blanket; 1. A horse-blanket composed of inner and 5 and Fig. 2 is an exaggerated section of the outer textile fabrics secured together, the in- 2 5 blanket, illustrating the fabrics of which the nor fabric being of coarser or more open texsame is composed. ture than the outer fabric, substantially as My improved horse-blanket is composed of specified. an outer and closely-woven fabric 1, of cotton, 2. A horse-blanket composed of inner and 7 wool, or other available material, and an inouter textile fabrics secured together around 3 ner and more loosely-woven fabric 2, of burthe borders of the blanket and where straps lap or other coarse and loosely-woven fabric, and other fastenings are applied to the blanthese two fabrics being secured together by ket, but otherwise free from connection with stitches around the borders of the blanket and each other, the inner fabric being of coarser 75 i at such other points asmay be necessary. The or more open texture than the outer fabric, 35 outer closely-woven fabric 1 can have any desubstantially as specified.

sired pattern produced thereon either in the In testimony whereof I have signed my weaving of the fabric, by subsequent printing, name to this specification in the presence of two or by other means, and this closely-woven fabsubscribing witnesses.

ric is sufiiciently firm and strong to provide LOUIS H. AYRES. 4 the proper support for thestraps 3, 4, and 5 Witnesses: l

and for the neck-fastenings 6,with which horse- HOWARD S. KNEEDLER,

blankets are usually provided, while the inner A. E. PHARo. 

